The fascinating properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) make them suitable for applications in many fields, such as electronics, materials engineering, nanomedicine, etc.1 In some cases, their covalent functionalization is required, mainly to allow the unique properties of CNTs to be combined with those of other types of materials. A few methods have been developed to this purpose and have been widely used.2 Most of these reactions use conventional chemical techniques, such as refluxing and/or sonication in organic solvents or mineral acids, often making use of high temperatures or pressures,3,4 long reaction times,5 or highly reactive species.6 Consequently, alternative functionalization approaches are highly desirable to enable new protocols, simple to execute, and easy to scale-up.
Reversible microwave-assisted cycloaddition of aziridines to carbon nanotubes
MENEGHETTI, MORENO;
2007
Abstract
The fascinating properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) make them suitable for applications in many fields, such as electronics, materials engineering, nanomedicine, etc.1 In some cases, their covalent functionalization is required, mainly to allow the unique properties of CNTs to be combined with those of other types of materials. A few methods have been developed to this purpose and have been widely used.2 Most of these reactions use conventional chemical techniques, such as refluxing and/or sonication in organic solvents or mineral acids, often making use of high temperatures or pressures,3,4 long reaction times,5 or highly reactive species.6 Consequently, alternative functionalization approaches are highly desirable to enable new protocols, simple to execute, and easy to scale-up.
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